Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-27
Alexandria Affair."

hoIorte0 lOr HE EVENING STAR.
CITY COUNCII.-The city councils held regular
meetings last night-President Strauss presiding
IN the upper, and President Sweeney in the lower
board. A report by the board Of health, declaring
Inc Henry street ditch north Of King street. q
nuisance and recommending that 1t be filled up or
covered was referred to the committee on streets.
delinquent tax bills, &C., was referred to the
nnance committee. The application Of G. w.
nrnnsli lOp reduction OF taxes on Mrs Ramsays
IKE application OF F. PAN as to tax on capital. An
application by Miss Z. Mahaffey for a new curb
The accounts OF W. F. vincent, Chas f. Stuart
Geo. L Simpson, and Albert Stuart for special paw.
to be placed in the hands Of the corporation at
torney. with Instructions to enter suit II necessary
A communication from the mayor was read and
referred, urging that the late sun engfne-hOuse,
Wncn adJoinS the mayors courtroom and station
mouse on the south, be converted into room for
tne ann mayer S court and the poorh3use was agreed
IL out. Inc mayor also suggested the regarding
ana curblng and guttering or Cameron street from
Alfred street. to Fayette, and like improvement
on Fayette from King to north OF Cameron, so as
10 remove unS1ghtly surroundings from the pres
emf depot OF the Alexandria and Washington Rail-
IOa ana also to arch the Henry street ditch to SO
rect north OF Cameron street. These recommen-
dations were referred. The paving OF the alley
Prince streets. was ordered; the petition Of Hy-
draulion Company for repairs to engne-house re-
TERED, and then both boards adjourned until the
second tuesday OF next october.
THE NUMBERING PROCESS.-C1ty Surveyor Newly
Is now busy in laying off the spaces for number
lug houses under the new law. The law provides,
nrst, That all the houses in the city shall be
numbered, and that '.:, feet front space shall be
allowed for number on all lots not built upon,
ana II after such lots shall be numbered there shall
DE an excess or 10 feet then such 10 feet shall be
eDtltled To number" Under the old law the
principal entrance OF all the dwelling houses,
shops. stores and all places or business fronting
on any or the streets" were required to be num-
Dered Under that system, when there was a store
door ana dwelling house door on the same front,
each mad separate number. And this seems
very reasonable arrangement, as the store may be
occupied by one person and the dwelling house by
another AS the new law strikes out this pro-
vision 1t Is not known which rule the committee
on streets will adopt.
NOTES.-A cOlored club from Washington, calling
Itself the "Winestones,' engaged in base bail
contest at the fair grounds, at the west end OF
hing street, With an Alexandria cOlored club.
The umpire was unable TO settle matters to the
satisfaction of the crowd and the games ended in
Tree nght-Grace Church, trustees have pur-
chased Tor $500, from the pastor, Rev. Dr. Sharp,
MS frame dwelling on Patrick street, just south
OF King street.-The Alexandria Musical Asso-
clatfOn has made music hall CT the Sarepta
building on King street. and the hall has been i'm
proved Oy a handsome port1cO on Its frOnt.-The
mayor has fined JAS. Kent So for fighting in the
street. and Celia Carter 81 for diSOrderly conduct.
ALFONSO Arlington, who shot himself in the
breast with a Winchester rifle Sunday night is
now mending, and il is thought that he will re-
coVer.-SchOOl Supt. Il. L. Carne Is asSiS ting
at the State Institute in Fredericksburg and lee
tured Monday night to a large audience on "Prac-
ttcal Education"